It’s Only My Opinion: Playing Vets Like General Hospital’s Sonny And Laura Together Is Gold
Playing OG vets together is found money, whether it’s as rivals or friends.
General Hospital is putting all the bad guy-ness on new villain Sidwell, which works for now, but we know in the end, A-listers Sonny and Laura will win.
Sonny: “Sidwell has the gun that killed Dalton, and your DNA is all over it.”
Laura: “What? He planned it perfectly. I have to do whatever he tells me to do.”
Sonny: “Which is…?”
Laura: “I have to be his mayor and follow his orders. Dante is now the police commissioner. How am I going to look Dante in the eye?”
Sonny: “I need time to make a plan.”
Sonny reminded Laura that they defeated Frank Smith with Luke back in the day, and they can do it again (#History). Jason showed up, and he and Sonny explained to Laura that the way Sidwell uses her will let them know what he’s after, and hopefully expose his organization to them.
Laura: “We’ll bring him down together!”
Elsewhere, Felicia name-checking the late Bobbie to Lucas was gold.
Felicia: “Your mother was my best friend. Everyone knew she had a fiery temper, and her ability to hold a grudge was the stuff of legends. But what was little known was her capacity for forgiveness. I don’t know what’s going on between you and Carly, but your mother wouldn’t want this distance between you. Don’t give up on your sister.”
That’s good advice, except Carly is 100% right about Lucas’s humorless new partner, Marco, who is a crook like his father, Sidwell. Come home, Brad! At least he was funny.
You can never beat the Quartermaine Thanksgiving with the house chock full of A-listers. This year, Chase offered to cook dinner, and Brook Lynn immediately dug out the fire extinguisher.
Ned: “The curse comes for us all.”
Chase: “There is no such thing as a curse on food.”
Chase’s efforts paid off, but they wound up bringing the meal to G.H. to thank the hospital for saving Ned’s life. The traveling Tracy had pizza delivered to honor the tradition started by Monica (see: the curse), which was a great salute to the Q’s history of being rivals and friends.
Speaking of rivals, Young and Restless always scores with the decades-old Newman v. Abbott feud. Nothing was funnier than Jack taunting Nikki at the GCAC as she was ending a call with Victor.
Nikki: “Thank you, darling.”
Jack: “Was that for my benefit? ‘Thank you, darling. I have every confidence in you controlling the universe.’ ”
Nikki (sarcastic): “Why yes, Jack. Everything is for your benefit. How did you know?”
Ah, the rich history of ex-marrieds who are still friends, but who hate each other’s spouses. Nikki shared her fear that Victor was in Los Angeles keeping info about Noah from her (which he was), and Jack poked the bear by saying how dare Victor not be honest with her?
Nikki (accusatory): “That’s what you do, hold back to protect the people you love. It’s insulting, making decisions for people who can decide on their own.”
Jack: “For very good reasons.”
Nikki: “Has anybody ever thanked you for doing that? No, they haven’t. Were you relieved to hear Victor was out of town?”
Jack: “I might start my happy dance.”
Setting aside the curious detour Y&R took to Los Angeles with a cast of strangers, sending Victor out of town gave Jack and Nikki the chance to team up against him. Talk pivoted to Jack’s fear that Victor had Cane’s AI program, and Nikki confirmed it. So, Jack confided that Jabot had suspended operations to defend against an attack. Surprisingly, Nikki offered to try and “yank” the software away from her husband.
Jack: “That would be a bold move.”
Nikki: “But a necessary one.”
Vet-on-vet snark is fun, but when someone disrespects an A-lister, watch out.
What was Bold and Beautiful’s Ridge thinking when he treated Eric like an entry-level employee? His father founded the company, for God’s sake!
Ridge: “He’s had a great career, but it’s over. He’s got to hang it up. I get it, it’s hard. But it’s my job to keep him safe.”
Are you his mother? Shut up, Ridge!
The scenes of Eric alone in the office were brutal. He pulled a photo of himself with Stephanie out of a drawer and sadly surveyed the room. The Forrester women expressed “concern,” with Steffy wondering how her grandfather would take the forced retirement and Brooke worrying he wouldn’t like it. Ridge said this is what he needs, and eventually, his father will agree. Wanna bet?
Eric: “I will not be put out to pasture!”
You can make an argument that it’s better for Eric’s health for him to retire, but springing a surprise good-bye party on him and forcing him out the door was cruel and actually detrimental to his well-being.
Brooke: “I wish that went better.”
Ya think? Ridge had drama with Bill, too, after disrespecting Katie by hiring an outside PR firm to do her job while she was distracted by Will’s drama with Luna.
Bill: “You’re the smartest person in this place. You have rescued it from one debacle to another. Give Forrester the boot. There’s a place for you and Will at Spencer.”
Bill called Forrester Creations a “God-forsaken clown show” with Ridge the ringmaster. Ridge retorted that he doesn’t need Bill sniffing around FC.
Ridge: “This is a fashion house, not a battlefield.”
He’s made it a battlefield. Team Eric!
The baby in the daytime lineup, premiering earlier this year, Beyond the Gates doesn’t have OG vets yet, but they’re on the right track. The Duprees are obviously the A-listers, but Nicole and Dani’s bestie, Vanessa, has taken center stage recently after the death of her husband resulted in her teaming up with Joey Armstrong and passing out cards for his escort service at the country club.
Dani: “Don’t tell me he’s romancing you to drum up clients for his skeevy business.”
Vanessa: “The skeevy business is mine. I run it for Joey. I have a brain for business.”
Dani: “And a bod for sin? It’s prostitution!”
Vanessa: “I resent being characterized as a pimp.”
Dani: “Okay, Madam.”
Vanessa: “I run a legitimate business. We pay taxes.”
Well, that’s okay then! Vanessa confided that she felt invisible when she was married to Doug and feels alive now that she’s involved with Joey. Dani apologized and thanked her BF for trusting her enough to be honest.
Dani: “I may not like this new project…”
Vanessa: “…even with a friends and family discount?”
That’s a hard no. Dani’s got Andre at home.
It’s open season on Stefano’s offspring on Days of Our Lives, which has resulted in a crop of mouthy A-listers (plus the recently returned Theo) getting locked in the DiMera crypt.
Chad: “Whoever did this has been watching us.”
Theo: “Can anyone remember seeing anyone suspicious?”
Kristen: “Statesville is always suspicious.”
Tony and Kristen suspect EJ is behind their kidnapping because he wants control of the family company, but Chad defended him. Theo wasn’t sure.
Theo: “Even if it is Uncle EJ, he won’t kill us… will he?”
Ha! He’s new here. This story also ropes in Abe, who wanted to help look for his son, but Jada was all “It’s an official investigation, and you’re retired, blah blah.”
Abe: “I’m not the average Joe. I’ve worn that badge as long as you’ve been alive.”
Go get ‘em, Abe! EJ admitted to Cat that he’s the DiMera most people hope will disappear, while Kristen ordered her fellow captives to start digging their way out of their underground prison. It didn’t take long to find something suspicious.
Chad: “Is that a bone?”
Theo: “Looks like it’s from a human.”
A bunch of kidnapped DiMeras finding a dead body while locked in a crypt? That’s as OG Days as you can get.
Hey. It’s only my opinion.
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